34.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Craigie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Craigie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 34.6% of people in Craigie volunteer, putting the area far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. Most residents contribute their time to others, though few have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, with 19.2% of people providing support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 26.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 15.4% who care for children is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11104/craigie/topic/community